Oedipus at Colonus / Sophocles ; a verse translation by David Mulroy, with introduction and notes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sophocles, author.

Contributor:

Mulroy, David D., 1943- translator.

Series:

Wisconsin studies in classics.

Wisconsin studies in classics

Standardized Title:

Oedipus at Colonus. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oedipus (Greek mythological figure)--Drama.

Oedipus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Oedipus at Colonus is the third in Sophocles' trilogy of plays about the famous king of Thebes and his unhappy family. It dramatizes the mysterious death of Oedipus, by which he is transformed into an immortal hero protecting Athens. This was Sophocles' final play, written in his mid-eighties and produced posthumously. Translator David Mulroy's introduction and notes deepen the reader's understanding of Oedipus' character and the real political tumult that was shaking Athens at the time that Sophocles wrote the play. Oedipus at Colonus is at once a complex study of a tragic character, an indictment of Athenian democracy, and a subtle endorsement of hope for personal immortality. As in his previous translations of Oedipus Rex and Antigone, Mulroy combines scrupulous scholarship and textual accuracy with a fresh poetic style. He uses iambic pentameter for spoken passages and short rhymed stanzas for choral songs, resulting in a text that is accessible and fun to read and perform.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Pronunciation Guide and Glossary of Proper Names

Oedipus at Colonus.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780299302535

0299302539

OCLC:

893678895